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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms $45M Talc Mesothelioma Verdict

September 16, 2026

Theresa Garcia was diagnosed with mesothelioma in January 2020 when she was 52 years old. Garcia sued Johnson & Johnson and others, alleging they were negligent in selling talc-based products containing asbestos. After Garcia died in July 2020, the complaint was amended to allow her daughter, St[...]

Judgment Ordered To Be Entered Against Johnson & Johnson And Others In Amount Of $1,059,840,000 For Mesothelioma Talc Verdict

December 29, 2025

ORDER FOR CLERK TO ENTER JUDGMENT On November 4, 2025 through December 22, 2025, this action was tried before a jury. All parties appeared with counsel. On December 22, 2025, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the Plaintiff, against Defendants Johnson & Johnson, Pecos River Talc LLC, Johnso[...]

$1.5 Billion Baltimore Mesothelioma Talc Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson

December 24, 2025

On December 22, 2025, a Baltimore City jury awarded over $1.5 billion to a woman who claimed that Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder talc contained asbestos that caused her peritoneal mesothelioma, which is a rare form of cancer that is linked to asbestos exposure and for which there is no cu[...]

$18.8M Talc Cancer Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson

July 20, 2023

$18.8M Talc Cancer Verdict: On July 18, 2023, a California jury returned its verdict in the amount of $18.8 million in favor of a 24-year-old California man who alleged that he developed mesothelioma as a result of heavy use of Johnson & Johnson baby powder containing talc that was allegedly con[...]

$40M Talc Verdict In California Against Avon

December 19, 2022

$40M Talc Verdict: A California jury returned its verdict in favor of a woman who claimed that talc in Avon Products Inc. (“Avon”) cosmetics caused her to develop cancer (mesothelioma, which is caused by exposure to asbestos). The California jury awarded the woman $40 million in actual d[...]

New York Court Of Appeals Overturns $16.5 Million Mesothelioma Verdict

July 2, 2022

On April 27, 2022, the New York Court of Appeals stated in overturning a $16.5 million mesothelioma verdict, “Plaintiff’s spouse used a commercial talcum powder daily for a period of more than ten years during the 1960s and early 1970s. Decades later, she developed mesothelioma and died as a[...]

Missouri Appellate Court Reduces $4.69 Billion Talc Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson By One-Half

June 30, 2020

The Talc Allegations The twenty-two plaintiffs alleged that they developed ovarian cancer after continued use of two of the defendants’ talc products: Johnson’s Baby Powder (“Johnson’s Baby Powder”) and Shower to Shower, including any variation, modification, or extension such as Shower to[...]

$417M Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Ovarian Cancer Verdict

August 22, 2017

A California jury returned its verdict on August 21, 2017 in the amount of $417 million in favor of a woman who had used Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder for decades and later developed ovarian cancer. The California jury’s verdict included $70 million in compensatory damages and an additiona[...]

$110M Missouri Talc Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson

May 6, 2017

On May 4, 2017, a Missouri talcum powder jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $110 million against Johnson & Johnson (“J & J”), finding that J & J failed to adequately warn the woman about the risk of cancer associated with use of talc-based pr[...]

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